There's a connection to my Thursday 13, but it's simply by accident. I didn't plan it. There's also a connection to Georgia history as well, and a strong connection to New York. The time period is after the American Revolution.

She's gaff rigged, a 19th century vessel with a single deck. A schooner I think. Built for speed and sailing close to the wind. I cannot see gun ports and though she may be armed she does not appear to be a warship. She is not flying many pennants and I cannot discern her colors.

So, before you gave your clues I was going to guess The Panda, the last pirate ship to operate in American waters (off the east coast of Florida). In 1832 under Don pedro Gilbert she took a prize with $20,000 in silver and regarding the captives the pirate captain remarked: "Dead cats don't mew. You know what to do." Captured in 1834, he and eleven other pirates were hanged in Boston.

But I can't make a New York and Georgia connection, so it must be some other fast ship and I think Tour Marm is right. A slaver makes sense, and the Wanderer was a converted racing yacht, which this ship could easily be.